Jeremiah 31:34

No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — YHWH addresses the house of Israel within a covenant framework, immediately following a declaration to internalize His law and permanently establish a God-people relationship.

The words — The Hebrew יְלַמְּדוּ עוֹד (yelamdu od) literally translates "they will teach again," combined with אִישׁ (ish, "each man") and רֵעֵהוּ (re'ehu, "his neighbor").

The thread — The declaration "remember their sins no more" appears in Isaiah 43:25 and is referenced as a covenant fulfillment in Hebrews 8:12.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that knowing God no longer relies on human instruction, but on His direct action to forgive iniquity and remove the record of sin.

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The Hebrew words

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King James Version

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Hebrews 8:12 For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
Jeremiah 33:8 And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Hebrews 10:17 Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah 50:20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
John 6:45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.